Meal A Day Menu For May 15th-19th
Meal A Day Menu May 15th – May 19th Monday Pork Chops Mashed Potatoes California Blend Vegetables Roll Tuesday Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole Pickled Beets Carrots Wednesday Cheese Burger Casserole Baked Beans Cole Slaw Thursday Corn Flake Chicken Casserole Corn Squash Friday Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Roll...
Baseball Play-offs: Sulphur Bluff, Yantis In; North Hopkins, Cumby Out
Two of our area baseball teams are still alive and two are out after bi-district results this past weekend. In Class 1A, the Sulphur Bluff Bears won their bi-district game against Bloomburg, 11-4. They will play Union Hill in an area round game this weekend. The Yantis Owls had a first round bye in the playoffs. They will now face Trinidad this weekend in an area series. Game one is Thursday at 7 p.m. Game two is Friday at 7 p.m. Game...
Rabies Case Reported in Wood County
Due to a recent case of rabies reported in Wood County, Sheriff Tom Castloo would like for everyone to pay close attention to wild animals in your area. If you see a wild animal acting strangely or one that appears to be sick, please contact the Wood County Sheriff’s Office. Pay special attention to an animal that appears confused or aggressive towards domestic animals or people. Symptoms range from fear of water, snapping and...
“Click It or Ticket” Campaign Set; Traffic Fatalities Increased 9% Last Year
AUSTIN – This month marks the 15th anniversary of the “Click It or Ticket” campaign urging Texans to buckle up. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that since its inception 15 years ago, our life-saving campaign has resulted in 5,068 fewer traffic fatalities. However, from 2015 to 2016, deaths among people not wearing seat belts increased 9 percent. “Wearing a seat belt is the single most important...
City to Test Warning Sirens Tuesday Noon for Full Three Minutes
Tuesday at noon City of Sulphur Springs Emergency Management will sound the emergency warning sirens for a full three minutes during a test of the instruments. Four sirens have undergone repairs in the last few days following lightning strikes that disabled them. Two of the sirens were disabled shortly before a tornado warning issued last week. A third siren was struck by lightning during the warning and a fourth was struck during...
Joyce Mangrum
Memorial service for Joyce Mangrum, 59, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 13, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Fred Randles officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Joyce passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at UT Health Science Center in Tyler. She was born on June 24, 1957 in Monroe, LA, the daughter of Jewel Bee and Annievee Harrison Green. She married Billy Mangrum on July 4,...
Wildcats Win Bi-District; Face Frisco Wakeland Next
The Wildcats’ baseball team hung on by their fingernails to win a pulse-pounding game two against North Forney, 5-4 Saturday at Eagle Stadium, to wrap up their bi-district series. The Wildcats entered the top of the seventh inning up 5-3. Pitcher Triston McCormick retired the first batter in the inning on a ground ball. Then things got interesting. The Falcons got back to back hits. They loaded the bases as the Wildcats went for...
James Alton Kirkpatrick
Funeral service for James Alton Kirkpatrick, age 82, of Emory, will be held Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 11:00 AM, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Visitation will be one hour prior at 10:00 AM. Bro. Billy Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery. James passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017, at Senior Suite Care and Rehab in Emory. James was born on December 6, 1934, in Emory, to Ennis Nolan and Lela...
